Kids can sign up to learn how ‘Crazy Chem Works’ in Montville

Montville Recreation Department will conduct a Mad Science Workshops Sparking Imaginative Learning "Crazy Chem Works!" for children in grades one to five.

The program will feature:

Lab Works: Children will use their hands as real Mad Scientists in this whirlwind class on how a lab works

pH Phactor: Slide down the colorful pH scale and dip into the world of acids and bases.

Slime Time: Ooze into a gooey hour of sliming around, including the Slime Olympics

Chem in a Flash: Perform instantaneous experiments in this fast-paced class on split-second reactions that go like mad.

The Glow Show: Discover amazing things that glow bright in the dark and come to light. Probe the properties of light and explore some unusual applications of glow-in-the dark technology.

Dry Ice Capades: Manipulate matter in all of its three states. Melt metal in boiling water and freeze water with just a breath of dry ice. Children can use a Thermocolor Cup to test the temperature of liquid matter in their home.

The program will be held at the Montville Community Park Fieldhouse, 130 Changebridge Rd., Wednesdays, Feb. 20, 27, March 6, 13, 20 and April 3, 4-5 p.m. There will be no class on March 27.

Cost of participation if $94 for the six-week session. There will be a $5 processing fee for program refunds. Class size is limited, so registration will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis.